Putting EMMA to Work for You. Government Finance Officers Association of Alabama Conference February 25, 2015
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1 Putting EMMA to Work for You Government Finance Officers Association of Alabama Conference February 25, 2015
2 Leah Szarek, Communications Manager Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
3 Presentation Outline Role of the MSRB EMMA Tools for Issuers Understanding and Complying with Financial Disclosure Obligations MSRB Resources 3
4 Role of the MSRB
5 About the MSRB A self-regulatory organization created by Congress in 1975 Promotes a fair, transparent, and efficient municipal market Governed by 21-member Board of Directors Protects investors and issuers of municipal securities 5
6 How the MSRB Fulfills its Mission Regulates municipal securities dealers and municipal advisors Operates market transparency systems including the EMMA website Conducts education, outreach and market leadership 6
7 About EMMA
8 The EMMA Website emma.msrb.org Launched by the MSRB in 2008 Serves as official, free and public source of trade data and disclosure information on virtually all municipal securities Provides a platform for issuers to communicate with investors 8
9 Data Available on EMMA Trade Prices and Yields Credit Ratings Variable Rate Securities Information Interest rate resets Credit enhancement documents Market Statistics New issuance Trade statistics Disclosure statistics 9
10 Disclosures Available on EMMA Official Statements Ongoing Financial Disclosures Event Notices Advance Refunding Documents 529 Plan Disclosure Political Contribution Disclosure 10
11 Navigating EMMA Browse for information by: Issuer Security CUSIP View realtime market data 11
12 Price Discovery Tool Users can easily compare trade prices of securities with similar characteristics on EMMA Side-by-side comparison Trade price graph 12
13 Enhanced Trade Data Display See daily high and low price for individual securities Visualize historical trading trends for every security 13
14 EMMA Tools for Issuers
15 Top Ways Issuers Use EMMA Comply with Financial Disclosure Obligations Provide Information to Investors Monitor Outstanding Issues Research Municipal Market Activity 15
16 Sign Up for Reminders Issuers can schedule automated s from EMMA to be reminded of approaching annual or quarterly financial disclosure filing deadlines Include additional contacts to ensure all those responsible for disclosures are alerted 16
17 Export Trade Data Use EMMA Trade Monitor to export trade data from EMMA to a desktop application Analyze the prices, yield and amount of secondary market trade activity of municipal bonds Support evaluation of pricing for new issues Access with an organization account 17
18 Issuer Homepages Pilot! EMMA Issuer Homepages display issuer information in a single location Geographic search More intuitive access to information on issuers for users emma.msrb.org/ IssuerHomePage Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board 18 18
19 Issuer Homepage Features Listing of bond issues Trade activity Pre-sale documents Official statements Financial and event disclosures Refunding escrows 19
20 Manage Issuer Homepages Customize and consolidate issuer information in a single location on EMMA Customize plain-english name of issuer and bond issues Edit issue list, contact information and website links Minimal annual maintenance needed receive alert when new issue is added to an issuer homepage 20
21 Set Up an Organization Account Creates single continuing disclosure submission account for all staff of an issuer Allows master account administrator to securely and independently manage staff access Required to customize Issuer Homepage and export data with Trade Monitor Account-Set-Up-Instructions.pdf 21
22 MSRB Support MSRB provides one-on-one phone and webinar appointments to assist with: Setting up an organization account to submit disclosures Signing up for reminders Customizing your issuer homepage Fill out the detachable contact card to request an appointment with MSRB Support MSRB Support
23 Understanding and Complying with Financial Disclosure Obligations
24 The Disclosure Framework Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Prohibits fraudulent, inaccurate or misleading information in disclosures to investors Material information may not be omitted SEC Rule 15c2-12 Financial and Operational Information Event Notices Continuing Disclosure Agreements When, how and for which parties disclosures are to be provided 24
25 Improving Municipal Financial Disclosure SEC s July 2012 report on the municipal securities market highlighted issue of inadequate disclosure SEC s March 2014 Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative Voluntary program Deadline for participation December 1, 2014 Encourages issuers and underwriters to self-report disclosure violations Reduced sanctions if violations reported before enforcement investigation uncovers them 25
26 Improving Municipal Financial Disclosure (continued) Recent SEC securities fraud charges City of Allen Park, MI: false and misleading statements in bond offering documents; mayor fined and barred from municipal offerings Harvey, IL: Diverting bond proceeds from intended use; comptroller fined and barred from municipal offerings State of Illinois: Inadequate pension disclosures Harrisburg, PA: Misleading statements made outside of its securities disclosure documents Victorville, CA: Inflated property valuations of security for bonds West Clark Community Schools, IN: False statements and noncompliance with continuing disclosure obligations Wenatchee, WA: First SEC issuer fine (primary disclosure document) 26
27 Submitting Disclosures Go to EMMA Dataport Sign in with an organization account 27
28 Submitting Voluntary Disclosures Issuers may provide additional information to market participants on a voluntary basis via EMMA including: Pre-sale information such as preliminary official statements or investor and rating agency presentations Information about the timing of and accounting standard used to prepare annual financials Investor website address Information about bank loans 28
29 MSRB Resources
30 MSRB Market Transparency Advisory Types of information issuers must publicly disclose under SEC Rule 15c2-12 for various types of offerings How to use EMMA to make these disclosures Benefits of timely and complete disclosures for issuers and investors alike msrb.org/rules-and-interpretations/regulatory- Notices/2013/ aspx 30
31 MSRB Education Center Single location for free educational resources on the municipal market Three easy ways to learn about the municipal market: msrb.org/educationcenter.aspx Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board 31 31
32 MSRB Education Center Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board 32 32
33 Educational Resources on Financial Disclosures Educational podcasts Checklist on preparing to submit Video tutorials 33
34 Getting Started Set up an organization account Streamline disclosure submission process Customize Issuer Homepage Access EMMA Trade Monitor Sign up for financial disclosure reminders Ensure anyone responsible for timely filing receives an automated reminder Keep track of filing deadlines Manage your issuer homepage Customize your issuer homepage View all outstanding issues in a single location Help investors find information about your bond issues dataport.emma.msrb.org/aboutdataport.aspx 34
35 Contact the MSRB MSRB Online msrb.org emma.msrb.org MSRB Updates Subscribe at msrb.org MSRB Support Hours of Operation: 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET MSRBsupport@msrb.org Follow the MSRB on 35
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